Bilaval (thaat)
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Bilaval or Bilawal (IAST: Bilāval) is the most basic of all the ten thaats of Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent.[1] All the swaras in the thaat are shuddha or all swaras in the natural scale. Bilaval as a raga is not rendered these days however a small variation of the raga called Alhaiya Bilaval is very common. This is a morning raga and its pictorial descriptions create a rich, sensuous ambience in consonance with its performance.
Ragas
[edit]Ragas in Bilaval include:
- Alhaiya Bilawal
- Bhinna Shadja
- Bihag
- Bilaval
- Deshkar
- Devgiri Bilawal
- Durga
- Hamsadhvani
- Hemant
- Kukubh Bilawal
- Shankara
- Sukhiya
- Shukla Bilawal
- Pahadi
- Mand (raga)
References
[edit]- ^ Bor, Joep; Rao, Suvarnalata (1999). The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Nimbus Records with Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. p. 3. ISBN 9780954397609.